TIGA, the organisation representing developers and digital publishers, congratulated the winners of the Develop Awards.
The awards were handed out at a glittering ceremony in Brighton on June 10th, where this year’s Development Legend was awarded to Tim Sweeney and Mark Rein from Epic Games, creators of the Unreal Engine. Among the Award winners were eight TIGA members: Crytek, Audiomotion, Realtime UK, Side, Fireproof Games, King, Boss Alien (a Natural Motion studio), and Playground Games.
Dr Richard Wilson, CEO of TIGA, said:
“TIGA would like to congratulate all of the Develop Award winners and all of the finalists on their achievements. We would particularly like to congratulate TIGA members Crytek, Audiomotion, Realtime UK, Side, Fireproof Games, King, Boss Alien, and Playground Games on their Award triumphs: it’s great to see so many TIGA members excelling at the Develop Awards. Finally, congratulations to Tandem Events for organising another successful Develop Conference.”
The Winners
NEW IP
Clash of Clans – Supercell
USE OF A LICENCE OR IP
Angry Birds Star Wars – Rovio
VISUAL ARTS
Crysis 3 – Crytek
AUDIO ACCOMPLISHMENT
Wonderbook: Book of Spells – London Studio
USE OF NARRATIVE
Thomas Was Alone – Mike Bithell
PUBLISHING HERO
Kickstarter UK
ONLINE INNOVATION
Curiosity – 22Cans
TECHNICAL INNOVATION
Oculus Rift – Oculus VR
TOOLS PROVIDER
Unity Technologies
ENGINE
Unreal Engine – Epic Games
SERVICES
Audiomotion
CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION – VISUALS
Realtime UK – Wargaming trailers
CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION – AUDIO
Side – Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
RECRUITER
Amiqus
MICRO STUDIO
Fireproof Games
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
King
INDEPENDENT STUDIO
Supercell
IN-HOUSE STUDIO
Boss Alien
NEW STUDIO
Playground Games
DEVELOPMENT LEGENDS
Tim Sweeney & Mark Rein, Epic Games
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. Since 2010, TIGA has won 14 business awards and has been nominated a finalist for 16 other awards.
TIGA’s vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business. We focus on three sets of activities: political representation, generating media coverage and developing services that enhance the competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA members are effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or email: richard.wilson@tiga.org.